Examples of errand in a Sentence
He was sent out on an urgent errand.
We were there on an errand of mercy to help provide medical care for the refugees.
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He was spotted out running errands in Malibu that same month, not long after winning a Daytime Emmy and watching his birthday special win a Creative Arts Emmy Award.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Business: Planning to run errands on this Election Day?
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Eagle-eyed paparazzi recently spotted new dad Tom Ackerley running some very telling errands near their home.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2024
The 44-year-old supermodel was photographed running errands in Miami, Florida on Thursday, October 31.
—Alex Gonzalez, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Business: Planning to run errands on this Election Day?
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Eagle-eyed paparazzi recently spotted new dad Tom Ackerley running some very telling errands near their home.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2024
The 44-year-old supermodel was photographed running errands in Miami, Florida on Thursday, October 31.
—Alex Gonzalez, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Errand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errand. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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errand
noun
er·rand
ˈer-ənd 
: a short trip taken to do or get something especially for someone else
also
: the object or purpose of such a trip
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